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'A dizzying dream ride you will never forget' LEIGH BARDUGO'An astonishing, gorgeous novel' HOLLY BLACK 'An incredible achievement' CASSANDRA CLAREFROM PULITZER-PRIZE FINALIST KELLY LINKSupernatural beings and chaos descend on the small seaside town of Lovesend, Massachusetts, in the wake of the unexpected return of three missing teenagers.Laura, Daniel and Mo disappeared without trace a year ago. They have long been presumed dead. Which they were. But now they are not. And it is up to the resurrected teenagers to discover what happened to them.Revived by Mr Anabin - the man they knew as their high school music teacher - they are offered a chance to return to the mortal realm. But first they must solve the mystery of theirdeath and learn to use the magic they now possess. And only two of them may stay.What they do not realise is their return has upset a delicate balance that has held - just - for centuries.
About the author
Kelly Link is the author of
White Cat, Black Dog;
Get in Trouble, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction;
Magic for Beginners;
Stranger Things Happen; and
Pretty Monsters. Her short stories have been published in The Best American Short Stories and Prize Stories: The O. Henry Awards. She is a MacArthur "Genius Grant" fellow and has received a grant from the National Endowment.
Summary
'A dizzying dream ride you will never forget' LEIGH BARDUGO
'An astonishing, gorgeous novel' HOLLY BLACK
'An incredible achievement' CASSANDRA CLARE
FROM PULITZER-PRIZE FINALIST KELLY LINK
Supernatural beings and chaos descend on the small seaside town of Lovesend, Massachusetts, in the wake of the unexpected return of three missing teenagers.
Laura, Daniel and Mo disappeared without trace a year ago. They have long been presumed dead. Which they were. But now they are not. And it is up to the resurrected teenagers to discover what happened to them.
Revived by Mr Anabin - the man they knew as their high school music teacher - they are offered a chance to return to the mortal realm. But first they must solve the mystery of their
death and learn to use the magic they now possess. And only two of them may stay.
What they do not realise is their return has upset a delicate balance that has held - just - for centuries.
Foreword
The first novel from Pulitzer-Prize finalist and Macarthur 'Genius Grant' fellow Kelly Link, The Book of Love sees supernatural beings and chaos descend on the small seaside town of Lovesend, Massachusetts in the wake of the unexpected return of three missing teenagers.
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A playful, ambitious story of magic erupting in the everyday, so vividly drawn
Report
'The Book of Love is an incredible achievement - a novel whose people and places feel so true to life that the magic that shimmers through the pages like grown-up fairy dust seems not just real but unquestionable. This modern-day The Master and Margarita will remain with you long after you have turned the last lush and visionary page.' Cassandra Clare
